Thesaurus: detention

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1. n. The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.
2. n. The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity.
3. n. Confinement; restraint; custody.
4. n. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
5. n. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
6. 1. The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding. 2. The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity. 3. Confinement; restraint; custody. The archduke Philip . . . found himself in a sort of honorable detention at Henry's court. Hallam.
7. n:100 n. a state of being confined (usually for a short time) n. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home